Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
  • B60N2/90—Details or parts not otherwise provided for
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
  • B60N2/58—Seat coverings
  • B60N2/60—Removable protective coverings
  • B60N2/6018—Removable protective coverings attachments thereof
  • B60N2/6063—Removable protective coverings attachments thereof by elastic means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
  • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
  • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
  • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
  • B60N2/0024—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat
  • B60N2/0027—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat for detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
  • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
  • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
  • B60N2/003—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat
  • B60N2/0034—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat in, under or on the seat cover
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
  • B60N2/56—Heating or ventilating devices
  • B60N2/5678—Heating or ventilating devices characterised by electrical systems
  • B60N2/5685—Resistance
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
  • B60N2/90—Details or parts not otherwise provided for
  • B60N2/976—Details or parts not otherwise provided for massaging systems
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60Q9/00—Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00, e.g. haptic signalling
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
  • B60N2/90—Details or parts not otherwise provided for
  • B60N2002/981—Warning systems, e.g. the seat or seat parts vibrates to warn the passenger when facing a danger
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2210/00—Sensor types, e.g. for passenger detection systems or for controlling seats
  • B60N2210/40—Force or pressure sensors
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
  • F21W2103/00—Exterior vehicle lighting devices for signalling purposes
  • F21W2103/20—Direction indicator lights

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the technical field comprising devices used in the automotive vehicle field to warn the driver about their functioning condition to make driving safer.
• the present invention relates to a car seat cover device provided with vibrating warning system for signaling direction indicators.
• the present invention aims at developing a control system of the direction indicator operating to be coupled with the classic warning light and the classic sound indicating that the direction indicator is on.
• the direction indicator commonly known as indicator or direction indicator lamp, is a terminal of the signaling device, a vehicle is provided with, whose main function is to signal to others preventively that the driving direction of the vehicle is changing.
• a driver forgets to turn off the direction indicator, he is warned by a warning light which often indicates also the side indicated by the indicator.
• a sound is coupled with the warning light when the direction indicator is turned on.
• the first one relates to the fact that looking at a warning light causes the driver to take his eyes off the road. This situation is clearly to be avoided since it distracts inevitably the driver, thus comprising the driving safety.
• the acoustic warning can be relied on, which is turned on with the indicator. But unlike the warning light, such acoustic warning does not indicate the direction of the indicator turned on, and so it provides less information. So, to see the side the indicator is indicating the driver has inevitably to look at the warning light provided on the dashboard of the car, thus taking his eyes off the road. Moreover, if the driver while driving turns on music or the environmental noise is loud, there is yet the risk not to hear the signal of the direction indicator turned on. So, there persists the technical problem to warn the driver safely when the direction indicator is on.
• seat covers are known which are provided with vibrating warning systems connected to electronic control means which warn the driver about the turning on condition of the direction indicators.
• Devices of this type are described for example in EP 3439912 and US2008/128190 .
• the devices described in such documents are not correctly adapted to the various drivers, who can have different body builds, and as a function of their own driving habits, can sit assuming various positions on the seat.
• Aim of the present invention is to provide a car seat cover which overcomes the limits linked to the embodiments known at the state of the art.
• the present invention provides a device configured to warn the driver that a direction indicator is on, without distracting him from driving.
• the present invention provides a device configured to warn the driver about which of the direction indicators is turned on, whether the right one or the left one.
• the present invention provides said warning system of the direction indicator turned on to be integrated in the car.
• the present invention provides a device, which in addition to provide an indication about the condition of the direction indicator, provides a functioning mode which by means of vibration can provide a massage to the driver thus making driving safer and more comfortable.
• the device will be now described with reference to the appended figures: fig. 1 shows a top view of the invention with all its essential elements; fig. 2 shows a top view of the invention mounted on the seat (7) of a car.
• the present invention realizes the prefixed aims since it is a car seat cover device provided with vibrating warning system for signaling the direction indicators, comprising:
• cover seat (1) which can be fixed by means of elastic bands (6) to the seat (7) of a car;
• each one of said flat bases (2) being provided with at least a vibrating motor (3), electrically connected to an electronic control unit (9);
• an electronic control unit (9) provided with a connector (8) allowing its connection to the car electric system and configured to be connected by means of the connector (8) to the vehicle control gearcase to receive by the vehicle gearcase the signal relating to the condition of the direction indicators of said car and to operate as a function of said signal the vibrating motors (3) arranged on the right side if the direction indicator relating to the right side is on, the vibrating motors (3) arranged on the left side if the direction indicator relating to the left side is on, thus generating vibrations which are perceived by the driver sitting on the seat cover (1).
• the electronic control unit (9) is also configured to turn off the vibrating motors when the direction indicator is turned off.
• the vibrating motors (3) can be for example of eccentric mass type, and in another embodiment of the invention they can be integrated directly in the car seat.
• a particular aspect of the present invention is that in order to operate only the vibrating motors (3) needed to warn the driver and to leave turned off the ones the driver is not sitting on, a plurality of pressure sensors (5) is provided on the upper surface of the support base (4), which pressure sensors are arranged on the U-shaped perimeter of said support base (4) and are connected to the electronic control unit (9).
• Each one of the pressure sensors (5) is configured to transmit to the electronic control unit (9) a signal indicating the presence or not of the driver weight on the corresponding position of the seat cover.
• the control unit (9) is configured to receive the signals sent by said pressure sensors, to associate to each signal the position of the respective pressure sensor (5) and to activate, in case of activation of a direction indicator, only the vibrating motors (3) arranged at the respective pressure sensor.
• the position of each pressure sensor (5) and the identification of the vibrating motors (3) arranged at each sensor are data stored in the electronic gearcase (9).
• the electronic control unit (9) by knowing the position of said pressure sensors (5) along the perimeter of said support base (4), will activate only the vibrating motors (3) arranged at a distance lower than 5 cm to the areas corresponding to the pressure sensors (5) which detect the pressure due to the driver, leaving turned off the vibrating motors (3) arranged at greater distances. Thanks to this measure, the system adapts oneself to the dimension and to the way the driver is sitting, and the vibration is distributed to the right side and left side only where it is needed.
• the support base (4) can be arranged on the lumbar support .
• the U-shaped support base (4) can be coated outside with female Velcro and the plurality of flat bases (2) can be provided with a lower surface made by male Velcro which fixes the female Velcro to the base support (4), thus making said flat bases (2) repositionable on said support base (4). In this way, it is possible to adjust the position of the vibrating motors (3) according to the anthropometrical dimensions of the usual driver.
• the electronic control unit (9) can activate the vibrating motors (3) also in a functioning mode of massaging type, thus providing useful information, but at the same time increasing the vehicle driving comfort.
• a seat heating system can be coupled to the massage by introducing for example electric resistances integrated in the flat bases (2).
• the electronic control unit (9) Since the electronic control unit (9) is connected to the vehicle electronic gearcase, it can activate the vibrating motors (3) to signal other alarm information of the vehicle, which can be distinguished by the driver by intensity, position of the vibration and vibrational frequency.

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